Senior IAM Platform Engineer
Houston, Texas, United States of America
Contract
3 weeks ago
$60 - $65 USD
Key skills
PythonJavaGoSpring BootSpringAWSTerraformJenkinsIAMOAuthOktaSAMLSSOKeycloakCI/CD
About this role
Title: Senior IAM Platform Engineer
Location: Houston, TX (5 days onsite)
Experience: 8+ Years
About the Role
We are looking for a Senior IAM Platform Engineer to design, build, and scale enterprise-grade Identity & Access Management (IAM) systems. This role focuses on secure authentication, authorization, and federation across large-scale distributed environments.
You will work on production IAM platforms, solving real-world challenges around SSO, MFA, identity federation, and access control, while ensuring high availability and security at scale.
Key Responsibilities
- Design and implement IAM solutions using platforms like ForgeRock, Okta, Keycloak, or PingFederate
- Build and manage authentication and authorization flows using OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, and SAML
- Develop and maintain SSO, MFA, and policy-based access control systems
- Integrate IAM solutions across multiple enterprise applications
- Troubleshoot and resolve IAM-related production issues (token failures, session management, federation issues, etc.)
- Collaborate with application and infrastructure teams to ensure secure system design
Infrastructure & Cloud
- Design and manage infrastructure using Terraform (Infrastructure as Code)
- Work in AWS multi-account environments, including IAM roles and cross-account access
- Contribute to scalable and secure cloud architecture
CI/CD & Automation
- Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins or similar tools)
- Support automated deployments and environment consistency
- Work with modern deployment workflows and integrations
Required Skills
- Strong experience in Identity & Access Management (IAM) in production environments
- Hands-on experience with at least one: ForgeRock, Okta, Keycloak, or PingFederate
- Solid understanding of:
- OAuth 2.0
- OpenID Connect
- SAML 2.0
- Experience with AWS and cloud-native architectures
- Strong experience with Terraform
- Backend development experience in Java (Spring Boot preferred)
Good to Have
- Experience with Terraform Enterprise (TFE) or policy frameworks
- Exposure to Go or Python for automation
- Experience with Spinnaker or advanced CI/CD orchestration
- Understanding of IAM system scalability and failure handling
What We re Looking For
- Engineers who have worked on real-world IAM systems at scale
- Strong problem solvers who can debug complex authentication and authorization issues
- Ability to own systems end-to-end from design to production
- Comfortable working in large enterprise environments